Update ) Questions & Answers
{Grade A} 100% Correct
An infant has poor feeding, fever, and malodorous urine. The parents do not want the
nurse to catheterize the child. Which response by the nurse is the most appropriate? -
correct answer a. Explain how this procedure obtains the best results.
A child is hospitalized with acute kidney injury (AKI) and has a critical hyperkalemia.
Which order would the nurse question as inappropriate for this child? - correct answer
a. Kayexalate (sodium polystyrene) enema
A child is receiving home peritoneal dialysis. When the visiting nurse assesses the
patient, he finds the outflow from the dialysis to be cloudy. Which action by the nurse is
the most appropriate? - correct answer a. Take a full set of vitals and notify the
provider.
A 5-year-old child has enuresis. Which medication regime does the nurse educate the
parents on related to this diagnosis? - correct answer a. Oxybutynin chloride
(Ditropan), 5 mg once daily
, A child is admitted to the hospital with suspected hemolytic uremic syndrome (HUS).
Laboratory results indicate elevated BUN, creatinine, and potassium. Which action by
the nurse takes priority? - correct answer a. Apply cardiac monitoring.
A nurse is assigned to care for four children who have acute kidney injury (AKI). Which
child should the nurse see first after obtaining the handoff report? - correct answer a.
Anuric
A nurse is caring for a child with acute kidney injury (AKI) at home. The child's
laboratory work is as follows: serum albumen 2.8 g/dL and serum protein 4 g/dL.
Which action by the nurse is the most appropriate? - correct answer a. Facilitate a
dietitian referral.
A school-age female child has a urinary tract infection (UTI). The culture has come
back positive for Escherichia coli. Which teaching measure is most important for the
nurse to include in the teaching plan? - correct answer a. Teach the child to wipe from
front to back.